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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Baking With Dorie: Milk Chocolate Mini-Bundt Cakes

First of all, I am so sorry for the belated post. My blogger account acted up last night and wouldn't let me publish on time.

That said, weeks' recipe was chosen by Jennifer, The Rookie Baker, and I enjoyed it more than I had expected to. I went the cupcake route (since I don't own a mini-bundt pan) and also skipped the swirl altogether. Un-frosted, these turned out to be a perfect treat.

The chocolate flavor in these cakes is not as overwhelming as I had hoped for it to be, but they are wonderfully moist and have just the right balance of sweetness making the glaze almost unnecessary. I have to stress on 'almost' because I am sure that if I had gotten the glaze right, these cupcakes would have been even more wonderful.

I tried, honestly I did. But all I got was an un-spreadable blob. Let's call it my first BFMHTY-fail. I'm sure there is a way to get it right, but it just didn't work for me this time. See:

Next up, we're baking Chocolate Chunkers (Page 70, BFMHTY) chosen by Laurie of Cookin' Up North. If you'd like to join us, please drop me an email at needfulthings at ymail dot com. We'd love to have you bake with us!

Nah, there's nothing wrong with you! I also really wanted for these to taste like a bar of chocolate but didn't mind that they didn't. They're nice, mild-tasting cakes which I expect to make again. Use your leftover mini-bundts to make chocolate trifle!

@ Elizabeth - yes, it really was the biggest surprise of all that the chocolate flavor wasn't more pronounced. You're probably right that it's because milk chocolate is delicately flavored. I wonder if it would have been different if we'd used dark chocolate? In fact, am tempted to try it that way next time.

Many have complained about the lack of chocolate flavor on this one but I love it nonetheless. I especially like the texture on your cupcakes - looks soft and light, akin to my grandma's special cake, my favorite. And the last photo is simply adorable!

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A long time food blog reader and follower who started blogging as an outlet for her own passion for food. I like to make un-fussy, delicious meals for my family. This blog chronicles mostly my baking adventures. I can be reached at needfulthings at ymail dot com. Thanks for stopping by!